Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress … - Frank Herbert

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It is also very important to observe, that menial servants are absolutely necessary to make the resources of the higher and middle classes of society efficient in the demand for material products.

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Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-they cannot work and their civilization collapses.

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